Much of its popular software such as The Print Shop, PrintMaster and Mavis Beacon are still published under the name 'Broderbund'.īrøderbund scored an early hit with the game Galactic Empire, written by Doug Carlston for the TRS-80. Brøderbund was purchased by The Learning Company in 1998. The company was founded in Eugene, Oregon, but moved to San Rafael, California, and later to Novato, California. It was best known as the original creator and publisher of the popular Carmen Sandiego games. Brøderbund Software was an American maker of computer games, educational software and The Print Shop productivity tools.
